VerbsSwahili words
kukimbia
run
kukaa
stay
kucheza
play/dance
kuimba
to sing
kucheka
laugh
kuamka
wake up
kulala
to sleep
kula
eat
kunywa
drink
kuwa
to be
kuwa na
to have
kuona
to see
kuangalia
look
kusema
to say
kuzungumza
to talk
kuongea
to speak
kujua
to know
kuelewi
to understand
kuchelewa
be late
kusahau
to forget
kupiga
to beat
kupiga simu
call
kuondoka
leave
kuja
to come
kuendelea
continue
kuendesha
drive
kuenda
to go
kuitwa
to be called
kutembelea
to visit
kutembea
to walk
kuomba
to pray
kupiga mswaki
to brush your teeth
kufa
to die
kulewa
to be drunk
kuchoka
get bored
kukumbuka
to remember
kutambua
to realise